random thoughts: staying in the game

I was thinking today, as I was surfing the news sites that it’s been a while since I’ve been outraged. That’s not to say that there isn’t bad news — there’s always bad news — but for a few years there, I was just in a constant state of rage. And if I had any free time, I was doomscrolling. For the last few years, low-key anger was my thing.

But since the inauguration in January, it’s been … different. Again, it’s not that things have been perfect, and heaven knows there continues to be stories of sadness and cruelty and disappointment, but my outrage has somewhat dimmed.

And as much as I’m enjoying the calm, there’s a part of me that honestly wonders if that’s a good thing. If the fact that I’m not constantly angry will make me complacent. Because I don’t want to stop working and moving toward a better world.

I don’t want to be lulled into some sense that the world is fine enough.

So I’ve been thinking about how I can redouble my focus.